Report Outline
Analysis of 1924 Party Platforms
Campaign Contributions and Corrupt Practices
A new method of formulating national political platforms, to make them clear, definite and unequivocal declarations of party policy, was recommended by Governor Smith of New York, January 12, to the Democratic party in his letter to its Jackson Day dinner. He proposed that a tentative draft of the 1928 platform be made “at the earliest possible moment” by the Democratic National Committee, to provide a basis for the action of the national convention in June.
I believe we have erred in the past,” he said, “by waiting for the national convention to undertake the entire task of preparing a platform. In the heat and rush of a convention the platform when finally written is… not sufficiently understandable to the masses of the people. There is too great a tendency to speak of the evils that beset us and to fail to suggest any specific remedy. The party platforms of recent years have been too general in their terms and important questions have been neglected by the platform builders in the spirit of compromise with great principles. We cannot carry water on both shoulders. The Democratic party must talk out to the American people in no uncertain terms.”
The 1928 platform, Governor Smith believed, should speak without equivocation on all issues connected with “our foreign relations, prohibition, agriculture, reform of the governmental machinery, economic policy, conservation and development of our public natural resources and in fact any other question which arises.” Indecisive declarations of political faith had got the party nowhere, he said. It had had “sufficient experience along that line in the past”, and it was as a lesson from past experience that he offered his platform suggestions. |
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Jan. 06, 2023 |
Dark Money |
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Mar. 25, 2022 |
The Democrats' Future |
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Apr. 30, 2021 |
The GOP's Future |
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Oct. 13, 2017 |
Future of the Democratic Party |
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Sep. 09, 2016 |
Populism and Party Politics |
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Nov. 14, 2014 |
Nonprofit Groups and Partisan Politics |
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Oct. 24, 2014 |
Future of the GOP |
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Feb. 28, 2014 |
Polarization in America |
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Mar. 19, 2010 |
Tea Party Movement  |
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Mar. 20, 2009 |
Future of the GOP |
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Jun. 08, 2007 |
Democrats in Congress |
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Apr. 30, 2004 |
The Partisan Divide |
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Dec. 22, 1995 |
Third-Party Prospects |
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Jan. 11, 1985 |
Post-1984 Political Landscape |
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Nov. 09, 1984 |
Democratic Revival in South America |
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Sep. 14, 1984 |
Election 1984 |
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Dec. 19, 1980 |
Future of the Democratic Party |
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Sep. 29, 1978 |
New Right in American Politics |
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Jan. 04, 1974 |
Future of Conservatism |
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May 03, 1972 |
The New Populism |
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Feb. 02, 1956 |
Foreign Policy in Political Campaigns |
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Dec. 22, 1954 |
Divided Government |
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Aug. 04, 1952 |
Two-Party System |
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Jun. 06, 1952 |
Party Platforms |
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Sep. 05, 1951 |
Southern Democrats and the 1952 Election |
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Oct. 06, 1948 |
Voting in 1948 |
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Aug. 27, 1948 |
Republicans and Foreign Policy |
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Jul. 16, 1947 |
Third Party Movements |
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Aug. 22, 1940 |
Political Realignments |
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Jan. 13, 1938 |
The G. O. P. and the Solid South |
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Jul. 22, 1936 |
Third Party Movements in American Politics |
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Jul. 07, 1936 |
The Monopoly Issue in Party Politics |
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Nov. 12, 1935 |
Party Platforms and the 1936 Campaign |
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May 18, 1934 |
Political Trends and New Party Movements |
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Jan. 13, 1932 |
National Party Platforms, 1832–1932 |
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May 16, 1928 |
Third Party Movements |
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Jan. 21, 1928 |
Major Party Platforms 1924–1928 |
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Nov. 14, 1924 |
The Election and the Third Party |
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Sep. 05, 1924 |
Party Claims and Past Political Complexion of the States |
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Jun. 25, 1924 |
Third Party Platforms |
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Jun. 18, 1924 |
Thrid Parties: Past and Prospective |
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